Aplicability of respiratory muscle strength as part of the surgical risk scale based on Tonrrington and Henderson scoring system

Objective Evaluate the applicability of mean percentage from the predicted value of respiratory muscle strength (maximal inspiratory pressure-MIP; maximal expiratory pressure-MEP), as (% MIP + % MEP)/2, as well as the peak expiratory flow (% PEF) preoperatively, as part of a surgical risk scale for...

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Main Authors: Eliane Regina Ferreira Sernache de Freitas, Aline Maria Tonin Leoni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora Champagnat
Series:Fisioterapia em Movimento
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-51502014000100067&lng=en&tlng=en